Kidnapping

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Moscow City Court confirms jail terms for kidnappers of pop singer Avraam Russo

The Moscow City Court upheld the convictions of three men who had been found guilty of of kidnapping famous pop singer Avraam Russo in 2004.

17:57 03.09.2021

Defendants in case over kidnapping of singer Russo challenge sentence

The Moscow City Court will consider appeals against sentence given to defendants in a case over kidnapping of famous pop singer Avraam Russo on August 30.

10:56 24.08.2021

Defendants in case over attempt on owner of 275 bitcoins get 3 to 10 years behind bars

The Moscow Cheremushkinsky District Court has sentenced the persons involved in an attempted kidnapping of an entrepreneur with the aim to extort his cryptocurrency holdings to prison terms ranging from 3 to 10 years.

15:39 23.06.2021

MMA fighter gets 8.5 years in prison for businessman kidnapping

Moscow’s Nikulinsky District Court on Thursday sentenced MMA fighter Dmitry Sosnovsky to 8.5 years in high-security penal colony for participation in the kidnapping of a Moscow businessman and extortion.

13:28 13.05.2021

Lawyer from China detained on charges of robbery and abduction of his compatriots

A Chinese citizen having in Russia the status of a lawyer and registered with the Baltic Bar Association of St. Petersburg has been detained on charges of robbery and abduction of his compatriots.

16:19 28.01.2021

U.S. court refused to release Bogdana Osipova from custody - Moskalkova

A court in the U.S. has refused to release Bogdana Osipova from jail after withdrawal of several charges in a kidnapping case, according to Russia’s High Commissioner for Human Rights Tatiana Moskalkova. L

15:42 24.08.2020

Ukraine’s attempt to kidnap Russian national suppressed – Federal Security Service

The Federal Security Service of Russia has suppressed an illegal action of Ukrainian intelligence bodies to kidnap and forcedly transfer of a Russian citizen, who is one of the leaders of the Donbass people’s volunteer army, to Ukraine.

11:56 20.08.2020

Moskalkova asks U.S. Attorney General to back Russian mother’s sentence mitigation plea

Russia’s High Commissioner for Human Rights Tatiana Moskalkova has requested United States Attorney General William Barr to support a sentence mitigation motion filed by Bogdana Osipova convicted of the so-called kidnapping of her own children.

11:47 18.08.2020

Moscow Region court detains suspect in kidnapping of Russian lawyer’s son

A court in the Moscow Region’s town of Solnechnogorsk has detained lawyer Eduard Gladilin until August 6 as part of a case over kidnapping of a 17-year son of attorney Konstantin Skrypnik.

10:10 17.06.2020

Suspect in kidnapping of son of Russian lawyer arrested

A man suspected of kidnapping of a 17-year son of attorney Konstantin Skrypnik has been arrested.

11:58 11.06.2020

Investigation into pilot Yaroshenko kidnapping case resumed in Russia

Investigation into 11 employees of the U.S. Department of Justice and 6 citizens of Liberia suspected of kidnapping of Russian pilot Konstantin Yaroshenko has been resumed.

15:18 17.03.2020

MMA fighter put in detention for two months on kidnapping allegations

Moscow’s Presnensky District Court on Thursday detained MMA fighter Dmitry Sosnovsky for two months as part of a kidnapping case.

13:36 14.11.2019

Russian investigators inquire into assault on Russian citizens in Gulf of Guinea

Investigation has been opened into an attack against a sea vessel and kidnapping of Russian citizens in the Gulf of Guinea.

12:48 26.09.2019

Detention of alleged Russian crime lord prolonged till mid-December

Moscow’s Basmanny District Court on Monday extended detention of an alleged crime boss Oleg Medvedev, known as Oleg Shishkanov, until December 12.

18:06 09.09.2019

Ombudsman Kuznetsova ascertains alleged fact of Russian child kidnapping in Italy

Children’s rights commissioner Anna Kuznetsova is establishing the circumstances of alleged kidnapping of a 5-year-old Russian by social services in Italy.

17:02 05.09.2019

Alleged Russian crime lord loses appeal against detention

The Moscow City Court on Wednesday dismissed an appeal filed by an alleged crime boss Oleg Medvedev, known as Oleg Shishkanov, against his detention.

17:34 24.07.2019

Ombudsman Moskalkova calls Russian mother’s sentence in U.S. kidnapping case unjust

Russia’s High Commissioner for Human Rights Tatiana Moskalkova claims that a 7-year prison sentence given by a U.S. court to Bogdana Osipova on charges of kidnapping her own children, is far from justice.

16:01 07.06.2019

Human rights council calls US to turn attention to Russian mother’s kidnapping case

Chairman of the Presidential Council for Human Rights Mikhail Fedotov has appealed to the head of the US Civil Rights Commission Catherine Lamont with a request to pay attention to the case of Bogdana Osipova detained on charges of kidnapping her own children.

16:31 13.05.2019

Investigation into notorious Russian gang case completed

Investigation into a criminal case against gang members allegedly involved in committing serious and very serious crimes in Russia’s Komi Republic and Arkhangelsk Region has been completed.

10:59 25.04.2019

Kidnapping case involving Russian tycoon Ismailov returned to investigators

Russia’s Prosecutor General’s Office has returned a case over kidnapping of a famous pop singer Avraam Russo to investigators because of violations.

11:22 29.01.2019